Paper fastener



Jung 22 1926. 1,589,600

s. P. KHATUNZEFF PAPER FASTENER Filed Nov. 18, 1925 ATTORNEY Patented June 22, i926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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' PAPER FASTENER.

Application filed November 18, 1925. Serial Fo /69,786.

whichcan be readily applied to material to i be fastened and just as readily removed iromthe material; which will in no manner Inar papers or the like secured together; a'ndwhich willbe capable or long and repeated use, no folding or excessive bending operation tending to weaken the material of wliich the fastener is composed being necessary "to make application of the fastener to papers or the like to be secured together.

Withth'e above objects in view, as well as others which will appear as the specification proceeds, {the invention comprises the cons'truction, arrangement and combination of part'sas now to be fully described and as hereinafter to'be specifically claimed, it'being understood that the disclosure herein is'merely illustrative, changes in details of constructionand arrangement of parts be- 2 ing "erniissible so long as within the spirit 'o'it t e invention and the scope of the appended "claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming apart of this specification, Fig. I is plan View of apaper fastener having the features of the invention Fig.2 is plan view disclosing the first step insecuring together atone corner a plural ty of-sl'ieetsof paper i i Fig. 3isa plan view disclosing the second step in securing together the plurality of sheets;

Fig. 4 is'a'plan view disclosing the'third or final step in securing the sheets;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 disclosingthe fastener associated with a plurality of sheets of'paperto securetheir side edges to "ether fFig/G is a plan view of apaperfastener of modified construction andhaving the features of the lnvention;

' Fig. 7 is a plan View disclosing the first step insecuring together at a side edge a plurality of sheets of paper;

Fig. 8 is a'plan view .disclosingthe'second stepin so securing together the plurality of sheets; I Fig. 9 is a plan View disclosing the :third or final step in so securing the sheets; and

Fig. 1 0 is a view similar to Fig. 9 :disclosing the fastener of Figs.' ;61toi9 associated with a plurality of sheets paper' to secure their corners together.

Referring more particularly :to Figs; 1 to 5, the fastene-rnthere' shown consists of a flat blank 10 ofgsuita ble material, as, for example, metalor celluloid, includinga pair of portions,denoted 11 and 12,:respective ly,

connected by a neck ilheportion 11 includes toi igues 14" and 15 right-angleszto each other and spaced preferably at .equal distances *from opposite sides of the neck The portion 12 includes tongues 16:and 17 which "extendinward ly of the blank, the

tongue I6 being between the tongue 1 4: and "the neck 13, and the tongue 17lbeingkbetween the tongue 15 andivthe-neok 13. The 15 blanklO is rectangu lar or square ingeneral outline, and the' tongues 1 6 an'd 17 include inward pointed edges 18 andrl9zsituated adjacent the anglesfbet'ween-the tongues 14 and 15, respectively, and the neck 13.

The "fastenerot Figs. 11 to is more seepecially adapted for .use at acorner of papers or the like to 'be 'fastenedtogether, although it could readily"be-.usedat the side: edge of papers or the like.

The manner of application of the fastener'to a cornerof'papers to'be secured together will be apparent "from Figs. 2, s3, and

4. As disclosed in Fig. 2, Airepresents .a plurality ofsheetsiof paper a cornelx'of each 90 of which has been inserted above the portion '11, its tongues 14 and 15 andithe neck 18,

and beneath the tongues 1 6 and 17 lot :the portion 12 'of the fastener, the inner-edges 20 and 21 ofthe slots betweenthexneck 13 and the tongues l6 and 17 causing the side edges Band C ofeac lrsheet'tosterminate at the bases 22 and 23, respectively, of the tongues 16 and 17. At this time the outer end portions of the tongues 14 and 15 and the whole of the portion 12 are without the confines of the sheets of paper.

In Fig. 3 the sheets of paper are shown as having been folded along the line D which is oblique to the side edges B and C and is defined by the edges 18 and 19 of the tongues 16 and 17. In said Fig. 3, no part of the blank 10 is below the sheets of paper or the like, the tongues 16 and 17 being inserted between the uppermost sheet and the folded over part E thereof.

In Fig. 4 the tongues 14 and 15 are shown as having been sprung about the side edges B and C of the sheets of paper, so that now the portion 11 is at a corner of the sheets adjacent the line of fold D, the neck 13 and the portion 12 are upon the upper side of the sheets, the tongues 16 and 17 are inserted between the uppermost sheet and the folded over part E thereof, and the tongues 14 and 15 are upon the lower side of the sheets. Thus the sheets are securely locked between the neck 13, the tongues 16 and 17, and the tongues 14 and 15, and cannot become accidentally removed from the paper fastener. To withdraw the fastener from the sheets, the tongues 14 and 15 must first he sprung from their locations beneath the paper as disclosed in Fig. 4, and the paper must afterwards be folded back from its position of Fig. 3 to its position of Fig. 2. It is apparent that the tongues 14 and 15 preclude the possibility of folding of the paper from the position'of Fig. 3 to that of Fig. 2when said tongues 14 and 15 are situated as in Fig. 4.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 6 to 10, the fastener there shown consists of a flat blank 10 including a pair of portions 11 and 12 connected by a neck 13. The portion 11 includes tongues 14 and 15 which are parallel with each other and are at right-angles to the portion 11, and are spaced preferably at equal distances from opposite sides of the neck 13. The portion 12 includes tongues 16 and 17 which are parallel with each other and with the tongues 14 and 15 and extend inwardly of the blank, the tongue 16 being between the tongue 14 and the neck 13, and the tongue 17 being between the tongue 15 and the neck 13. The blank 10 is also rectangular or squarein general outline. The inner edges 18 and 19 are situated adjacent the inner edge of the portion 11 and are desirably flat.

The fastener of Figs. 6 to 10 is more especially adapted for use at a side edge of papers or the like to be fastened together, although it could readily be used at the corner of papers or the like.

The manner of application of the fastener of Figs. 6 to 10 to a side edge of papers to be secured together will be apparent from Figs. 7, 8, and 9. As disclosed in Fig. 7, A represents a plurality of sheets of paper a side edge of each of which has been inserted above the port-ion 11, its tongues 14 and 15 and the neck 13, and beneath the tongues 16 and 17 of the portion 12' of the fastener, the inner edges 20 and 21 of the slots between the neck 18 and the tongues 16 and 17 causing the edges B of the sheets to terminate at the bases 22 and 23, respectively, of the tongues 16 and 17. At this time the outer end portions of the tongues 14 and 15 and the Whole of the portion 12 are without the confines of the sheets of paper.

In Fig. 8 the sheets of paper are shown as having been folded along the line D which is parallel with the side edge B and is defined by the flat edges 18 and 19 of the tongues 16 and 17. In said Fig. 8, no partof the blank 10 is below the sheets of paper, the tongues 16 and 17 being inserted be tween the uppermost sheet and the part E thereof.

In Fig. 9 the tongues 14 and 15 are shown as having been sprung about the side edges B of the sheets of paper, so that the portion 11 is at a side of the sheets adjacent the line of fold D, the neck 13' and the portion 12 are upon the upper side of the sheets, the tongues 16 and 17 are inserted between the uppermost sheet and the folded over part E thereof, and the tongues 14 and 15 are upon the lower side of the sheets. The sheets are locked between the neck 13, the tongues 1.6 and 17, and the tongues 14 and 15. The fastener is withdrawn from the sheets in the manner described in connection with Figs. 2 to 4.

In Fig. 5, I have disclosed the paper fastener of Fig. 1 applied to a side edge of sheets of paper, and Fig. 10 the fastener of Fig. 6 is shown applied to the corner of sheets. The manner of application is apparent from the description already given.

The opening 24 in the portion 1.1 and the opening 24 in the portion 11 is for the purpose of filing or suspending papers or the like secured by my novel fastener.

It will be evident that various embodiments of the invention will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art of making paper fasteners without departing from the principle of the present invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A paper fastener comprising a plurality of portions and a neck connecting said portions, one of said portions having tongues at opposite sides of said neck and spaced therefrom, and the other of said portio'ns having tongues adjacent said neck and between said neck and the tongues first mentioned.

2. A paper fastener comprising a flat blank including a pair of bodies and a neck connecting said bodies, one of said bodies having tongues at opposite sides of and spaced from said neck, and the other body having tongues at opposite sides of said neck and between said neck and the tongues 10 first mentioned. o

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, this 16th day of November A. D., 1925.

SERGIUS P. KHATUNZEFF. 

